Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

The perceptiveness of the preventable measures and complications of osteoporosis in Saudi Arabia

Rayan Alamri^1♦, Afrah Alharthi², Atheer Ismail³, Mohammed Alamri¹, Eyad Alfaqih⁴, Abdulmohsen Alghamdi¹, Abdulkareem Almalki⁵

¹Medical Intern, Taif University, Taif City, Saudi Arabia
²Medical Student, Taif University, Taif City, Saudi Arabia
³Medical Intern, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Resident Doctor, Taif University, Taif City, Saudi Arabia
⁵Consultant Endocrinologist, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Medical Intern, Taif University, Taif City, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Osteoporosis is a major public health problem worldwide. Osteoporosis prevention can be primary or secondary. This study assessed the level of perceptiveness about the preventable measures and complications of osteoporosis in KSA. Method: This was an observational cross-sectional study. Data was collected using an electronic, self-administered, structured questionnaire distributed in Saudi Arabia. SPSS 26 was used for data entry and data analysis. Results: The study included 2486 participants, 59.1% of whom were females and 45.3% were more than 30 years old. The vast majority (86.1%) knows what osteoporosis is and 83.1% think it is a serious condition. About 69% of participants reported women as a high-risk group and 92.2% said that osteoporosis increases the risk of fractures and 74.6% think osteoporosis can be prevented. About 54.1% take supplements containing calcium or vitamin D always or sometimes. Conclusion: The current study shows a moderate level of knowledge among the Saudi population about osteoporosis and its complications compared to other countries. And accordingly, it is essential to conduct explicit awareness programs on osteoporosis and its prevention programs.

Keywords: Osteoporosis, Perceptiveness, Bone strength, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e45ms2702

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e45ms2702

Published: 14 January 2023